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Job Description
Conduct research to reconstruct record of past human life and culture from human remains, artifacts, architectural features, and structures recovered through excavation, underwater recovery, or other means of discovery.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-3091.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Archeologists”.
Also Known As…
- Archeologists
- Research Archaeologist
- Project Director
- Principal Archaeologist
- Director of Research Center
- Curator
- Associate Director
- Archaeologist
- Research Professor
- Egyptologist
- Director and Professor
- Director
Tasks for “Research Archaeologist”
- Develop and test theories concerning the origin and development of past cultures.
- Describe artifacts' physical properties or attributes, such as the materials from which artifacts are made and their size, shape, function, and decoration.
- Create artifact typologies to organize and make sense of past material cultures.
- Present findings from archeological research to peers and the general public.
- Consult site reports, existing artifacts, and topographic maps to identify archeological sites.
- Study objects and structures recovered by excavation to identify, date, and authenticate them and to interpret their significance.
- Record the exact locations and conditions of artifacts uncovered in diggings or surveys, using drawings and photographs as necessary.
- Clean, restore, and preserve artifacts.
- Compare findings from one site with archeological data from other sites to find similarities or differences.
- Collect artifacts made of stone, bone, metal, and other materials, placing them in bags and marking them to show where they were found.
- Lead field training sites and train field staff, students, and volunteers in excavation methods.
- Create a grid of each site and draw and update maps of unit profiles, stratum surfaces, features, and findings.
- Write, present, and publish reports that record site history, methodology, and artifact analysis results, along with recommendations for conserving and interpreting findings.
- Teach archeology at colleges and universities.
- Assess archeological sites for resource management, development, or conservation purposes and recommend methods for site protection.
- Research, survey, or assess sites of past societies and cultures in search of answers to specific research questions.
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